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Synology DS214 manual

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    Synology DiskSta tion D S214 Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_DS214 _2 01307 [...]

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    2 T able of Content s Chapt er 1: Befo re You Start Package Co ntents .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Synology D iskStation at a Gla nce ....................................................................................[...]

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    3 Cha p ter 1 Chapter 1: Before You Start Before you start se tting u p DiskStation , plea se chec k the pac kage content s to verify that yo u have received the items below . Please also rea d the safety instruct i ons carefu lly before use t o prevent y our D iskSt ation from an y damages. Package Contents M ain u nit x 1 A C power co rd x 1 A C [...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Synolog y DiskStation at a Glance No. Article Name Location Description 1) LED Indicators Front Panel The LED i ndicator s are us ed to display the status of the internal disk and the system. For more informati on, see "Appendix B: LED Indication Table" on Page 17 . 2) USB 2.0 Port Front Panel The Synology D[...]

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    5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instr uctions Keep away from direct sunlight and aw ay f rom chemicals. Make sure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in temperature or hu mi dity. Do not place the Synology product close to any liquid. Before cleaning, unplug the power cord first. Wi pe Synology product with damp paper towels.[...]

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    6 Cha p ter 2 Chapter 2: Hardware Setup Tools and Parts for Har d Disk Installa tion  A screwdriver  At least o ne 3.5” or 2.5” SATA hard disk (Ple ase visi t www.s y nolog y.com for compatible har d disk models.) Warning: If you i nst all a hard di sk that cont ains dat a, s ystem wi ll for mat the har d disk and eras e all dat a. If you[...]

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    7 Chapter 2: H ard ware Set up 3 Load the h ard disk i n the har d drive tr ay.  For 3. 5” Hard Disk: R emove the fa stening pan els from the s ides of th e hard drive tray . Place t he hard dis k in the har d drive tr ay. Then in sert the fastening panels to secure the har d disk in place.  For 2. 5” Hard Disk: Remove the fa stening pan [...]

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    8 Chapter 2: H ard ware Set up 6 The dis k s’ pos it ion s are number ed as show n below . 7 Replace th e hard dr ive bay cov er to finish the instal l ation. Note: If you want to s et up a RAI D set , it is rec ommended t hat al l ins tal led hard di sks are of the same s ize t o make the best use of hard dis k capac ity. Start U p Your DiskStat[...]

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    9 Chapter 2: H ard ware Set up 3 Press the power butto n to turn on your D iskStati on. Your Disk Station is now onli ne and dete ctable fr om a netw ork computer.[...]

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    10 Cha p ter 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on DiskStation Once the har dware is r eady, your DiskStat ion requ ires DiskS tation M anager (DSM) – the operati ng system sp eci fic all y designed f or Synol ogy NAS – to start working. We highly r ecommend u sing Sy nology ’ s onl ine W eb Assist ant for i nstalling DS M from the w eb browser. Syno [...]

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    11 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Disk Station Install DSM from th e Installatio n Disc If you pref er to insta ll D SM fro m the included Inst allation disc , or have encount ered difficulty using Web Assistan t, you can also install w ith deskt op utility , Sy nology Assistan t , by referri ng to fo llowing sect ion for Windows, Mac and Linux . For[...]

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    12 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Disk Station 3 Click Bro w se to locate the DSM_ [model name] _ [number] .pat installation fil e in the D SM folder of your installatio n disc . Y ou can also download th e latest v ersion o f DSM from Synology Dow nload Center . 4 Follow the onscreen instructi ons to complete the setup pr ocess. After the in s talla[...]

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    13 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Disk Station For Mac OS X 1 I nsert the instal lation disc into your comput er, and then doub le - clic k th e Synology Install icon on the desktop. 2 In the w indow that app ears, double - click the MacOSX folder, and th en double - cli ck Sy nolo g y Assistant - [ number].dmg . 3 Double - click t he S y nology Assi[...]

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    14 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Disk Station Or run the shortcut: /usr/lo cal/bin/Sy nologyAs sistant If /usr/local/bin ex ists i n your environ ment variable $PAT H , just type: Synolog yAssistant If y ou want to install u sing the GUI: 1 Go to /usr/ local and /usr/ local/bin and delet e the following f olders (if any): Synology , S ynology Assist[...]

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    15 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Disk Station 5 Go to /usr/l ocal/Sy nolog yA ssistant (o r [the path y ou just specified]/Syn olog y Assistant ), dou ble - cli ck Synology Assistant , and t hen select Ru n in Terminal in the dialog box that appears. Install DSM on Disk Station When you hav e activate d Syn ology Assi stant, f ollow s te p 2 to 4 of[...]

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    16 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item DS 21 4 Int er nal HDD SATA (II) x 2 Max . Ca paci ty 8 TB (2 x 4 TB h ar d d riv es ) Hot Sw appable HDD Yes Exter nal HDD Inter face ‧ US B 3.0 x 2 ‧ US B 2 .0 x 1 LAN Port Gigabit x 1 USBCopy Yes Size (HxWxD) (mm) 165 x 108 x 23 3. 2 Weight (Kg) 1.3 Supported Cli ents ‧ Window s XP onward ?[...]

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    17 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indication Table LED Indication Color Status Description STATUS Green St atic Volume norm al Sl ow on/off cycle HDD Hibern ation (All the o ther LED i ndicators w ill be off) Orange St atic Av ail ab le v ol ume s p ace < 1G B Av ail ab le v ol ume s p ace < 1 % Blinking Vol um e de gra ded or cr ashe d No vol[...]

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    SYNOLO GY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTA NT – READ C AREFU LL Y: THIS END USER LIC ENSE AGR EEMENT (" EULA ") IS A LEGAL AGREEM ENT BETWEE N YOU (EITHE R AN INDIVIDUA L OR A SI NGLE ENTITY ) AND SYNOLOGY, INC. AND I TS AFFILIA TES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AME RICAN COR P AND SYNOLOGY UK LT D. , (COLL ECTIVELY, " SYNOLO GY&quo[...]

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    INABIL ITY TO US E THE SOF TWAR E OR OTHER W ISE UNDER OR IN CONNE CTIO N WITH THIS E ULA OR THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NE GLIGENCE ), STRICT LIABILI TY O R OTHER THEORY EV EN IF SYNO LOG Y HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSI BILITY O F SUCH DAM AGES . Section 13. Limitation of Liability . SYNOL OGY'S A ND ITS SUP PLIER[...]

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    SYNOLOGY, I NC. LIMITED P RODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMI TED WARRANTY ("WARRANTY" ) APPLIES TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINE D BELOW) OF SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFI LIATES, I NCLUDING SYNOLOGY A MERICA CORP AND SYN OLOG Y UK LTD . , (COLL ECTI VELY, "SYNOLO GY"). YOU ACCEPT AN D AGRE E TO BE BOUND BY TH E TERM S OF TH IS WARR ANTY BY OPEN [...]

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    Customer, whichever period is longer Any Product found by Synology to be non - defective will be returned t o Customer. 2.6 Supp ort. During the Warranty Period, Synology will make availabl e to Customer the support services. Following the expiration of the applicable Warranty Period, sup port for Products may be available from Synology upon writte[...]

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    or the relationship between Customers residing within the United States and Synology will be resolved exclusively and finally by arbitration under the current commercial rules of the American Arbit ration Association, except as otherwise provided below. The arbit ration will be conducted before a single arbitrator, and will be limited solely to the[...]